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  r86651 | brian.curtin | 2010-11-21 17:45:10 -0600 (Sun, 21 Nov 2010) | 5 lines

  Fix #6378. Start IDLE using the proper version of Python based on the directory
  tree that idle.bat resides in.

  Works with any/all versions of Python installed concurrently.
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Lib/idlelib/idle.bat

 @echo off
-rem Working IDLE bat for Windows - uses start instead of absolute pathname
-start idle.pyw %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
+rem Start IDLE using the appropriate Python interpreter
+set CURRDIR=%~dp0
+start %CURRDIR%..\..\pythonw.exe %CURRDIR%idle.pyw %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

Misc/NEWS

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #6378: idle.bat now runs with the appropriate Python version rather than
+  the system default. Patch by Sridhar Ratnakumar.
+
 - Issue #10407: Fix two NameErrors in distutils.
 
 - Issue #10198: fix duplicate header written to wave files when writeframes()